National Republican., 1887-03-05
TrOlter.

On Wednesday, the ID of March, the Ma
TioNAL REPUBLICAN, gave President Clove-
lard credit for political sagaclty in seeking
to divide the colored vote by his nomina-
tion as recorder of deeds of j. VI. Trotter,
colored man from Massachusetts,, to sue
ceed Mr.. Matthews, whom the Senate had
rejected nominally upon the ground that
he was a nonresident Of the District Of Co
lumbia.
On that occasion the NATIONAL REpuB-
LIcANsald;
President Cleveland is q politician, holding
the highest political office in the world. 1t
may be that he resembles Oliver Twist, and in.
tends to ask for more" That political ''per-
simmon" hangs very high. The Democratic
pole only reached it with Mugwump addition
upon the end, and DR.. Burchards Rum, Ro-
manism, and Rebellion" to stand upon. The
Mugwump addition has been partly broken
OIL, and the doctors platform has sunk into
the miro. Perhaps President Cleveland wants
TO iasten the colored contingent, in New York,
Ohio and Indiana, where the colored voters
hold the balance Of power, upon the Demo-
cratic pole, and thus be enabled once more to
reach the persimmon, which is otherwise I'M
attninable. As the spaniards say, Q,ien sabc
This was intended as note Of warning
to the Republican senators, overwhelmed
as they were with the entire legislation Of
the session forced upon them In the closing
days, to prevent them from falling into the
political pitfall so artistically arranged by
President Cleveland.
On Thursday morning, the 81 of March,
the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN said:
Politically we are opposed to the President
| In many things he has demonstrated deep 20.
| liticGl ssgactv, and in none more 50 ;nau in
his persistent Efforts 10 Induce coored voters,
\ III doubtful states OF the north, to look upon
him as their political friend and leader. The
contest with the Senate over the little Office OF
recorder of deeds will DC magnifed by his sup
| portefs in 1855 to an extent that many coored
men will look upon President Cleveland as
their political Moses. unless a Republican Sem
ate confirms James Monroe Trot,er.
| On Friday morning, the 4th Of March, as
Will be seen in our news columns, the Re-
| publican Senate did confirm Mr.. Trotter as
recorder of deeds, thus approving the ac.
ton of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
| Nor was there any inconsistency on the
part of the Senate in the rejection of Mat
thews and the confirmation Of Trotter.
Neither did 1t surrender to the President or
eonnive at any wrong done by the President
to the District, because he had done It no
wrong. He doubtless disappointed few
Democratic officeseekers The NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN has shown that be violated no
personal or party pledges by his action In
this matter.
The whole question was one of politics,
in which the President showed himself to
be wiser than the District Democrats, aud
the Republican Senate showed that it
would not permit itself to be placed 10 a
false position politically by rejecting man
every way qualified, and an ex-Union SOL
der, to perform the duties of the Office to
which he was appointed, when such re-
| lection was putting a club into the hands OF
political enemies that might be used with
terrific force.
Mr.. Trotter will doubtless discharge ef-
fectually and satisfactorily the duties of
his Office, and those who have howled ,oui-
est over his appointment will probably be
among the first to seek favors from him.
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN tenders him
its congratulations. Thirty to eleven was
good majority in the face of an adverse
report.